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Overexpression miR-125a-5p inhibits HSCs activation and alleviates liver fibrosis through TGF-β/Smad2/3 signaling pathway and autophagy

Cell Death Discovery
Liver fibrosis represents an important pathological stage during chronic hepatopathy development, posing a significant threat to human health. Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs), an essential hepatic non-parenchymal cells, have a key effect on fibrogenesis ...
Chunyan Zhang, Yabin Zhao, Haoyu Yan, Jianlin Guo, GuoYing Yu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence in Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical Applications, Challenges, and Future Directions

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos, José Miguel Sequí‐Sabater, Diego Benavent   +2 more
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Promoter variants in tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-3 (TIMP-3) protect against susceptibility in pigeon breeders' disease.

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) play a major role in extracellular matrix turnover in the lung. However, in chronic lung disorders such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and pigeon breeders' disease (PBD), TIMPs may ...
Briggs, L, Montaño, MM, Pardo, A, Estrada, A, Laurent, GJ, Selman, M, Hill, MR, Pardo-Cemo, Annie   +7 more
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Immunosuppressive Drug Use in Limited Systemic Sclerosis: An International Survey

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Current guidelines recommend immunosuppressive treatment for diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis but are less clear on their use in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis (lcSSc) in the absence of internal organ complications. We conducted an international survey to understand current immunosuppressive drug prescribing patterns in lcSSc ...
Sabrina Hoa, Yicheng Mu, Marie Hudson, Janet Pope   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Infant Pulmonary Function Testing in Pediatric Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease

CHEST Pulmonary
Topic Importance: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) in pediatrics, also known as children’s interstitial lung disease, comprises a diverse group of rare and chronic respiratory disorders affecting the pediatric population. Diagnosing and monitoring
Avigdor Hevroni, MD, Alex Gileles-Hillel, MD, Malena Cohen-Cymberknoh, MD, Joel Reiter, MD, David Shoseyov, MD, Reuven Tsabari, MD, Chaim Springer, MD, Laurice S. Boursheh, MD, Oded Breuer, MD   +8 more
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miR-34a in serum is involved in mild-to-moderate COPD in women exposed to biomass smoke

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2019
Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation that is due to airway and/or alveolar abnormalities.
Yadira Velasco-Torres, Victor Ruiz López, Oliver Pérez-Bautista, Ivette Buendía-Roldan, Alejandra Ramírez-Venegas, Julia Pérez-Ramos, Ramcés Falfán-Valencia, Carlos Ramos, Martha Montaño   +8 more
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Distinct Systemic Sclerosis Phenotypes Related to Ethnicity: An Opportunity to Personalize Care?

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective is to describe and compare demographic, clinical, and serological characteristics of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) according to ethnic background. Methods Participants enrolled in the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group cohort who self‐identified to a single ethnicity group were included.
Danick Goulet, Camille Guertin, Maggie Larché, Isabelle Ferdinand, Marie Hudson, May Y. Choi, Mohammed Osman, Janet Pope, Carter Thorne, Murray Baron, Sasha Bernatsky, Sabrina Hoa   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbiological profiles of sputum and gastric juice aspirates in Cystic Fibrosis patients [PDF]

, 2016
Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux (GOR) is a key problem in Cystic Fibrosis (CF), but the relationship between lung and gastric microbiomes is not well understood. We hypothesised that CF gastric and lung microbiomes are related. Gastric and sputum cultures were
Bourke, Stephen, Jones, R, Al-momani, H., Stewart, Christopher, Ward, C, Robertson, A. G, Griffin, S. M., Doe, S, Bourke, Stephen J., Anderson, A, Cummings, Stephen, Krishnan, A, Pearson, J, Brodlie, Malcolm, Forrest, T., Al-Momani, H, Robertson, A. G., Brodlie, M, Perry, A, Griffin, S. M, Forrest, T, Krishnan, A., Pearson, J., Ward, C., Perry, Audrey, Doe, S., Jones, R., Anderson, Arlene   +27 more
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Real‐World Safety and Effectiveness of JAK Inhibitors in Systemic Sclerosis: A Propensity‐Matched Study from the EUSTAR Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective JAK inhibitors (JAKis) have shown promising effects in early‐phase studies of SSc. We aimed to assess the safety and explore effectiveness of JAKis compared to conventional immunosuppressants in SSc. Methods A longitudinal retrospective study of the EUSTAR cohort was performed.
Stefano Di Donato, Marie‐Elise Truchetet, Marco Minerba, Oliver Distler, Juan José Alegre Sancho, Yolanda Braun‐Moscovici, Christina Bergmann, Petros Sfikakis, Jeska K de Vries‐Bouwstra, Murray Baron, Silvia Bellando‐Randone, Lorenzo Dagna, Christopher P Denton, Madelon C Vonk, Vanessa Smith, Ivan Castellvi, Gabriela Riemekasten, Andra Balanescu, Masataka Kuwana, Maria De Santis, Kamal Solanki, Anastas Batalov, Vahan Mukuchyan, Marco Matucci‐Cerinic, Yannick Allanore, Francesco Del Galdo, Michael Hughes, EUSTAR Collaborators   +27 more
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Respiratory Organ‐on‐a‐Chip for Disease Modeling: From Architecture to Functional Integration

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Respiratory organ‐on‐a‐chip (ROC) models capture key mechanical and cellular cues of the human respiratory system, enabling quantitative dissection of disease mechanisms. This review links ROC architectures to disease modeling, functional integration, and commercialization, and proposes a decision framework that aligns model complexity with mechanistic
Jinzhuo Hu, Yongjie Tang, Sidi Liu, Tao Xu, Qian Liu   +4 more
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